Denis Helms, the 22-year-old who posted a derogatory comment on her Facebook about the re-election of Barack Obama, has been contacted by the Secret Services, The Associated Press reports. The Feds are investigating the degree of threat the comment really post represents.
Helms Facebook post was loaded with a racial slur and a hint to Obama assassination, which not only generated a public outrage but also awarded her with the termination of her job. The comment reads:
“And another four year of the n*
Maybe he will get assassinated this time..!!
Though Helms was aware of the harshness of her comments, the store manager counted on the fact that her Facebook page was set to private. Which obviously turned out not to be able to stop her status of going viral.
“I didn’t think it would be that big of a deal,” Helms told FOX40 Sacramento. “The assassination part is kind of harsh. I’m not saying I’d go do that or anything like that, by any means, but if it was to happen I don’t think I’d care one bit.”
As the Facebook Obama slur went viral, Helms’ workplace at Cold Stone Creamery decided it needed to respond. Helms was fired.
“The employee is no longer w/the company. We were as shocked as you were by her outrageous & completely unacceptable comments,” the official Coldstone Twitter account wrote to a commenter on Thursday. The store where she worked reportedly received 20 angry voicemails and Facebook posts in response to Helms’ Facebook Obama slur, the Modesto Bee reported.
According to The Associated Press the Secret Service is investigating and will determine whether she will face any charges. It is a felony to make threats against the president.
Helms’ Facebook Obama slur is not the only halfhearted threat to emerge against President Obama in the wake of his re-election. Reality television star and real estate mogul Donald Trump made a series of Tweets on Election Night that the nation needed revolution, though Trump quickly deleted the most radical of his posts.
